United States Air ForceScout G-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Polar Bear
Launched
November 14, 1986
Summary
Polar Bear launched on an United States Air Force Scout G-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 14, 1986. It was United States Air Force's 845th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,123rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Scout G-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). P87-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 971 × 1,026 km orbit inclined 89.6°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout G-1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Scout G-1 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 845th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,123rd orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
P87-1 · NORAD 17070 · 1986-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- POLAR BEAR
- Object ID
- 1986-088A
- Epoch
- 1986-11-14 05:00:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72276297 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0036909
- Inclination
- 89.5557°
- Ascending node
- 119.4328°
- Arg. of perigee
- 241.4083°
- Mean anomaly
- 118.3415°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 5 still in orbit
- P87-1 · NORAD 17070 · in orbit
Scout S199C Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military satellite designed to study interferences caused by solar flares and auroral activity
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
59th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 1st this year · 527th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
467 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Polar Bear launch?
Polar Bear launched on November 14, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Polar Bear?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Polar Bear?
Scout G-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout G-1 spec sheet
Where did Polar Bear launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Polar Bear reach?
P87-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 971 × 1,026 km orbit inclined 89.6°.
How many satellites did Polar Bear launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).